Bearing device



Sept. 29, 1925. 1,555,632 M. P. BROWN 1 BEARING DEVICE Filed April 4, 1924 INVENTOR.

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Patented Sept. 29, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MANUEL P. BROWN, OF FAIRMOUNT, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BROWN ADJUSTABLE BEARING 00., OF FAIRMOUNT, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION.

BEARING DEVICE.

Application filed April 4,1924. Serial No. 704,250.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, MANUEL P. BRowN, a citizen of. the United States, resldlng at Fairmount, in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois, have invented certam new and useful Improvements in a Bearing Device, of which the followlng 1s a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. D

This invention relate-s te a bearing devlce for taking up the wear on a shaft, and particularly a crank shaft of a motor, and the ob'ect of the invention is the construction o a simple and efiicient bearing device which comprises a minimum number of parts, and which is positlve and efliclent m operation.

Withthis and other objects in v1ew, my invention comprises certain novel combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter described,.1llustrated in the accompanying drawlngsand more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view, in side elevation, of a bearing device constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the outer member of a bearing device.

Figure 3 is a sectional view, taken on line 3-3 Fig. 2, and lookingin the direction of the arrows.

Figure i is a perspective view of the inner section of the device.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the crank of a motor and 2 is the inner member of a bearing, while 3 is the outer member thereof.

My invention particularly relates to the novel construction of the outer member 3 which outer member comprises the inner slidable section 4 and the outer fixed section 5.

The outer section 5 is fastened, by bolts 6, to the inner member 2 (Fig. 1), and this section is provided with an elongated aperture 7, and withan inclined, inner face 8 upon which is slidably mounted the ta ering, inner section 41 (Fig. 3). A. depen ing lug or shoulder 9 is formed integrally on the outer face of the outer section 5, and through this shoulder?! is threaded a bolt 10. A look nut 11 is mounted on the bolt.

and is adapted to be screwed against the shoulder 9 for holding the bolt in a locked position.

The inner section 4 is provided with an outwardly extending or depending rib 12, and integral with this rib 12 is a housing 13, which housing 13 is provided at one on with slot 14. The head 15, at the inner end of bolt 10, is seated in the housing 13, with a neck 16 resting in the slot 14. Upon loosening lock nut 11, on bolt 10, the bolt can be rotated for moving the inner section 4 longitudinally of the outer section 5 to take up, or eliminate the wear on the bearingand thus keep the crank or any other shaft) that is seated in the aring from havin a loose movement or rattling. After the esired adjustment of the inner section has been obtained, the head 15, seated in the housing 13, will hold the inner section in its adjusted position until the o erator tightens lock nut 11. against shoul er 9, whereupon the inner section 4 will be securely held against movement as well as in the desired adjusted position.

While I have described the preferred embodime'ntof my invention, and have illustrated the samein the accompanying drawings, certain minor changes or alterations Ina appear to one skilled in the art to WlllCll this invention relates, during the extensive manufacture of the same and I,

therefore, reserve the right to make such alterations or changes as shall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is: A bearing section comprising a body portion having its inner surface sloping upwardly towards one end, said hodybeing tit) provided with a longitudinally extending aperture and with a shoulder at one end of said aperture having a threaded opening formed therein, a tapering inner section fitting in said body and resting upon the sloping surface thereof and permitted of sliding movement longitudinally of the body, said inner section provided with a rib extending through the elongated aperture of the body and having its free end portion provided with a recess forming an open ended housing, one wall of the housing being provided with a slot opening through Q 1,565,632 xix its lower end, and a threaded bolt passing ing movement to the inner section to adjust through the threaded opening of said the osition of the inner section with respect shoulder and provided with a neck fitting to t e body to take up lateral thrust and 10 into the slot formed in the wall of said housradial wear. .ing and'with a head at its inner end loosely In testlmony w e I here nto afiix my fitting within thehousing, said bolt when gn rotated serving to impart longitudinal slid- MANUEL P. BROWVN. 

